UK weather live: Fresh snow and ice warnings across UK as Storm Goretti approaches

A yellow warning for snow and ice is in effect in northern Scotland all day on Wednesday and residents have been told to expect another 5-10cm of snow.

The Met Office said temperatures were expected to fall as low as minus 6C in rural parts of Scotland, and more broadly were expected to drop to just below freezing overnight.

A yellow warning for ice in England and Wales will be in place until 10am. The same warning will be valid in Northern Ireland until 11:00.

Reporter for The Independent Harry Cockburn reports:

Hundreds of schools in northern Scotland were closed for a second day on Tuesday as snowy weather caused travel disruptions.

Similarly, schools in Shetland, Orkney and Aberdeenshire remained closed on Tuesday.

This came after students had an extra day off on the Monday following the holiday break due to icy conditions; Most students in the city of Moray and Aberdeen were also confined.

Schools in the Highlands will reopen on Wednesday, but more snow is expected on Tuesday afternoon.

Aberdeenshire council has declared a “major incident” as ongoing snow continues to cause travel disruption and school closures.

The local authority said treating the incident as a major incident allowed it to “focus attention on the emergency response, prioritize and reallocate staff and resources, and work effectively with partners to protect life”.

The Met Office’s yellow warning covers most of Aberdeenshire and the north-east of Scotland until 7pm on Tuesday.

Snow conditions in the region are expected to continue on Wednesday; A yellow warning for snow and ice will be in place throughout the day in northern Scotland, with a yellow ice warning in place for the rest of the country until 10am.

There is also a yellow snow and ice warning south of Perth until midnight Tuesday.

Aberdeenshire Council has declared a major incident due to ongoing heavy snowfall in the area.

Police Scotland said the impact of the snow would be felt in the north and north-east of Scotland over the next few days and urged people to follow travel advice.

Deputy Chief Constable Alan Waddell said: “Local resilience partnerships continue to meet to coordinate and respond to the disruption experienced by communities in the north and north-east of Scotland following heavy snowfall at the weekend.

We work closely with resilience partners in local authorities, other emergency service partners, transport partners, the NHS and health and social care partnerships and other local organizations to support communities affected by adverse weather conditions. weather and keeping public services open as much as possible.

“Some services may be affected by adverse effects weather “And I would encourage members of the public to check on their neighbors or relatives if they can do so safely.”

Ministers met with police, local authorities, utility companies and other agencies on Monday to discuss recovery efforts and prepare for new snow and ice warnings.

Met Office meteorologist Aidan McGivern said last night’s weather was “exceptional by modern standards”.

“These kinds of temperatures and the snow depths we see in these places are remarkable for our modern climate.

“Maybe they wouldn’t have stood out in the 1980s, but last night we saw the lowest levels.”

The lowest temperature was recorded in Norfolk, Marham said, unlike where you’d expect it to be in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

He said temperatures in many areas were below minus 10 C, even “minus eight and a half Celsius in Bournemouth, which are typically quiet parts of southern England”.

He added: “The reason East Anglia and the South East were the coldest spots last night is because they stayed clear for longer. If wind, rain and snow had not increased later, parts of Scotland would have been much colder due to widespread snow cover.”

Dozens of flights between the Dutch hub and UK airports on KLM have been canceled once again, including services to and from Aberdeen, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Heathrow, Humberside, Inverness, Leeds Bradford, London City, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich and Teesside.

The airport says: “Due to persistent winter weather, air traffic to and from Schiphol is only limited. Our snow teams are working around the clock to keep runways clear and aircraft are being carefully de-iced to ensure everyone can travel safely.”

“However, winter conditions are expected to cause disruptions in the flight schedule in the coming days,” he said.

The airport adds, with some understatement: “This may result in delays and cancellations.” On Tuesday afternoon, KLM warned that de-icing fluid supplies were “under pressure”.

The Dutch airline said: “Stock levels are running low due to extreme weather conditions and supplier supply delays.

“The Germany-based supplier is currently unable to guarantee on-time replenishment. This difficulty is now widespread throughout Europe.”

“The de-icing process is carried out with a mixture of heated water and glycol. Every aircraft taking off must be completely free of snow and ice before it can take off safely. KLM operates a fleet of 25 de-icing trucks, all of which have been in continuous use since Friday.”

Flight tracking site Flightradar24 calculates that 45 percent of flights to Amsterdam were canceled on Tuesday. Already, 171 flights planned for Wednesday have been stopped.

In total, nearly 2,500 flights have been canceled since last Friday, affecting at least a third of a million passengers. The only incident EasyJet UK has canceled so far is a return flight from Edinburgh, although many flights have been severely delayed.

The flight from London Gatwick to Amsterdam at 6.15am is now expected to depart at 16.50, more than 10 hours late.

Emirates’ flight, which was to depart from Dubai at 20:00 on Tuesday, landed at 16:00 on Wednesday, 20 hours behind schedule.

According to air passenger rights rules, passengers whose flights are canceled or severely delayed have the right to fly to their destination with any airline as soon as possible and to be provided with meals and hotels until they arrive.